Babcock must think that Komarov is a Marchand antidote. That or he thinks that Komarov - Marleau - Marner isn't strong enough and so he wants Hyman on there. Or he saw how the Matthews line was dominated and he wants to switch it up.

I probably would have put Kapanen on that line... but maybe Babcock wants to see if the Johnsson-Plek-Kap line will look good when the pressure is on.

Depending on how Komarov plays, he might go from the 1st line to the bench after Kadri returns.

Philthy Thrillz wrote:It hurts, but we have center depth. Might just give the young guns a little kick in the ass.

Nylander is good, but it weakens the top line and Marleau is a big downgrade. It also doesn't help that Komarov and not Johnsson/Kapanen will be moving up. This is a disaster and essentially torpedoes our odds unless Andersen can get really hot.